St. Rose of Lima Park is a split SacRT light rail station, located near the park named in honor of Rose of Lima,[1] in Downtown Sacramento, California. The northbound platform is located at the intersection of 9th & K Streets, and the former southbound platform was located at 7th & K Streets. When RT expanded the light rail system in 2007 to serve Sacramento Valley Station, it added 8th & K station in the block between the stations.[2]
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 St. Rose of Lima Park station platform, December 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | K Street & 9th Street Sacramento, California United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°34′40″N 121°29′53″W / 38.57778°N 121.49806°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Sacramento Regional Transit District | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 12, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | September 30, 2016 (7th & K) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 9th & K platform is served by the Blue Line only. It serves the Golden 1 Center, nearby downtown office buildings and Downtown Commons (formerly Downtown Plaza), an entertainment and shopping complex that anchors the arena.
Closure of 7th & K
editThe original southbound 7th & K station platform was built in 1987, and was located on K Street between 7th and 8th Streets. It was moved in 2010 to its current location on 7th Street south of K Street, just around the corner of the same block.[3] It was served by all three RT light rail lines at the time, although only the Blue Line originally served the platform before the relocation. Despite the "new" 7th & K station being across the street from the new Golden 1 Center, it was one block north of the 7th & Capitol station platform. RT officials deemed the location too close to another light rail station, and also considered the design inadequate due to being on a slope in the block. So after extensive feedback, the 7th & Capitol platform was closed from 2015 to 2016 for renovations, also to handle passenger loads for the Sacramento Kings home games at Golden 1 Center. When that station reopened, 7th & K was closed permanently on September 30, 2016.[4]
Platforms and tracks
edit| Side platform, doors open on the right | |
| Northbound (9th & K) |
← Blue Line toward Watt/I-80 (Cathedral Square) |
| Closed side platform | |
(7th & K) |
Blue Line toward Cosumnes River College (7th & Capitol) → Gold Line toward Historic Folsom (7th & Capitol) → Green Line toward 13th Street (7th & Capitol) → |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Downtown Sacramento Partnership site: St Rose of Lima Park
- ^ "Sacramento Regional Transit District: Central City System Map" (PDF). September 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ Changes Considered for St. Rose of Lima Park (7th & K) Station
- ^ "Service Status Update – Sacramento Regional Transit".
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